2019/01/01 by Arthur E. Sheridan, Robert Burnes · 1 citation
Engineering · Social Sciences · #Engineering and Test Systems #Education and Military Integration #Technology Assessment and Management
paper · doi:10.2514/5.9781624105678.0001.0076
openalex publication_date 2019/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Joint Strike Fighter program leading to the Lockheed Martin family of F-!35 aircraft has been unprecedented in terms of scope and challenge. This paper reviews the background and need for the air system. It summarizes the environment, objectives, approach, and results of each of three distinct development phases, and highlights some of the most significant challenges encountered and solutions achieved. It also covers initial production and sustainment achievements in parallel. Despite the ambitious goals and numerous challenges, the development program is drawing to a close, and a system is now being produced and sustained that meets its customers warfighting requirements.